Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space
Chapter 58 Life

Chapter 58: 58 Life

After finishing breakfast, Jiang Xinyu dressed up and went out to the supply and marketing cooperative.

The county’s supply and marketing cooperative had quite a full range of supplies. Since it was the New Year holiday, there were staff on duty, but most of the clerks were on vacation.

"Comrade, do you have coal stoves?"

"Yes, twelve yuan each."

"How much is a section of the tin chimney?"

"Two meters per section, two yuan per section. How many do you need?

These two items don’t require industrial tickets."

"Comrade, how many industrial tickets are needed for the coal stove?"

"Ten tickets, two tickets per section for the chimney."

"Okay, I have industrial tickets for the coal stove, but not for the chimney.

Comrade, I’m alone, I don’t know if there’s a master who can install coal stoves? I don’t know how many chimney sections to buy."

"You go west from here, three streets, the fifth house, the family’s surname is Sun, go find them."

"Thank you, Comrade, you are really kind-hearted."

Jiang Xinyu jogged all the way. It’s too cold not to run.

Master Sun followed her home, looked at the location, and then the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative together.

"Master Sun, where to buy coal? I have coal tickets too, just don’t know where to buy?"

"The supply and marketing cooperative has it, two cents per piece for honeycomb coal. And coal balls, one yuan per bag. We are least short of coal for burning here."

"Master, I can give you a hard work fee to help me push it back. I don’t have a cart either."

"Okay, no need for a hard work fee."

"No way," Jiang Xinyu was delighted in her heart, everything was ready today.

In one morning, Master Sun helped install the coal stove, and pushed three carts of honeycomb coal and one cart of coal balls for Jiang Xinyu.

Jiang Xinyu gave three yuan as a hard work fee, "Master Sun, you don’t need to refuse. It’s the New Year, and I am very grateful for your help."

"Okay, do you know how to start a stove? I can teach you. You should learn."

Master Sun taught Jiang Xinyu how to start a stove. Jiang Xinyu genuinely found it hard, the room was full of smoke.

"Master Sun, what if I buy another stove and start it in the yard, and add honeycomb coal, how would that be?"

"Of course, it’s good, just that coal stove is too expensive."

"Yes, it’s too expensive."

"No worries, as long as you don’t let the stove go out, you won’t have to start it again, and it won’t be too dirty in the future." Then he taught her how to stifle the stove.

This Master Sun knew that this little girl liked cleanliness.

Master was sent away. Jiang Xinyu ate a bun, a bowl of instant noodles, and needed to go to the supply and marketing cooperative because she still lacked a kettle, a small frying pan, and a steamer.

Just now, luckily she didn’t spend the industrial tickets, otherwise it would have indeed been a hassle.

Back to the supply and marketing cooperative again. Found the enthusiastic clerk "Comrade, I want to buy a kettle, frying pan, and steamer."

"The steamer is aluminum, requires fifteen industrial tickets, ten yuan, the kettle and frying pan can be without industrial tickets. Kettle six yuan, frying pan seven yuan."

Jiang Xinyu felt her heart ache, if she bought everything, she would only have a little more than ten yuan left in hand, it really didn’t go far.

"Comrade, does the frying pan have a lid?"

"Yes, one yuan each, wooden."

"Alright, please give me the ticket." Biting the pain, handed over twenty-four yuan.

"Comrade, is there a steamer tray for the frying pan?"

"Yes, one yuan fifty per layer."

"I want two layers."

Looking at the pot on the table at home, truly feeling that this life has to be lived little by little.

It’s better to get to work quickly, still need a thermos, money in hand is not enough, also can’t have nothing left at all.

Boil a pot of water, then go to the main room to light a fire. Since there’s so much hot water today, might as well take a bath.

Until spring comes, plan to have someone build a bath in the yard, otherwise it’s too troublesome.

Meanwhile, Kong Demin in the village saw the locked gate at the Jiang Family’s house, wondering where the girl went.

"Demin, how did you come back so quickly?"

"The Jiang Family’s locked gate."

"Locked gate?"

"Mm."

"Yesterday when your brother went in the afternoon, she was at home, now she’s out? Regret letting the girl transfer her household registration."

"Mom, if she doesn’t want to, forget it." Actually, Kong Demin didn’t fancy Jiang Xinyu. He liked girls with a fuller figure, this small and skinny one, really didn’t appeal to him.

"Talk later, this girl is calculative. Finding such a wife won’t be holding back in the future."

Kong Demin didn’t say anything, he’s still a squad leader, not very educated, will be discharged from the military one day, living in the village, finding a wife with a job is still good.

"Mom, Wang Ailing has a job too, right?"

"How’s that the same? She’s a temporary worker, can’t compare to being the director’s secretary, doesn’t earn as much as Xinyu."

"I’m telling you, stop thinking about the Wang Family girl, Wang Jianqiang will definitely not agree. Your last mistake ruined relationships between our families."

"I didn’t do anything, just wanted to date her."

"Enough, stop thinking, the Wang Family girl won’t do. The Jiang Family girl is better, no maternal family to drag down, can earn money, isn’t it great?"

Kong Derong, in the main room, heard mom and brother talking, started considering. Didn’t know if he could stay in the army, if not, finding Jiang Xinyu would be quite good.

All four members of the Kong Family kept Jiang Xinyu in mind.

"Go check again tonight, the girl might’ve gone out, not coming out for days usually." Tian Shulan instructed the second son.

Wei Kaiyun carried his benefits, two jin of meat, a two-jin fish, deciding to go to Jiang Xinyu’s house for dinner tonight.

Jiang Xinyu just cleaned the bath barrel, water in the pot was boiled, planning to bath before it got dark.

Heard a knock on the door, "Jiang Xinyu, it’s Wei Kaiyun."

Why is he here again? Jiang Xinyu went to open the door, looking at him puzzled.

"I came to join your dinner tonight, brought fish and meat."

Jiang Xinyu: Not welcome!

"Director Wei, please come in. Next time let me know in advance if you’re joining for a meal, even if there’s no good food, I can still serve you a meal." Secretly despising herself, really has no decency.

Wei Kaiyun was quite amused in his heart. This girl clearly didn’t want to but pretends, really funny.

"Director Wei, please sit. I’ll handle the fish."

"No need, I’ll handle it. You do the braised pork."

"Director Wei, please take the meat home, there’s already a bowl of braised pork here."

"Is there any large intestine left?"

"Yes, there’s also vermicelli."

"Keep the meat, Jiang Xinyu, I most want to eat meat pies, with scallion flowers."

"Okay, I’ll ask Wang Ailing when she has time to come over, will treat you two to a meal."

"Sounds good, you have flour for pies?"

"Yes, just that pies use too much oil, don’t have a flat pan, still better to make dumplings, with scallion, juicy when bitten."